‘The Bear’ by FX: Overhyped or Underwhelming? Unfrazzled Analyst

Over the weekend I decided to sit down and watch the highly acclaimed Season 1 of "The Bear" which has received accolades left and right. Much of the setting takes place in a restaurant and highlights the dysfunction of the workplace, so it's fitting to talk about here. About 10 minutes into the pilot episode, … Continue reading ‘The Bear’ by FX: Overhyped or Underwhelming? Unfrazzled Analyst

As Seen in the Breakroom #1

Although I mostly WFH these days, and my office doesn't have much of a breakroom to speak of anymore, I've collected photos over the years of items I've found in office break rooms or other public spaces doubling as a break room. Thought I'd share one today. Sage advice! I took this back in 2013. … Continue reading As Seen in the Breakroom #1

From the Archives: Rejected Blog Ideas

As mentioned in the previous post, I deleted the first few months of this blog back in November 2012 and started "fresh". After looking up some of my posts via the Wayback Machine, I have no effing clue why I did that. So... each week I will bring you a "From the Archives" to republish … Continue reading From the Archives: Rejected Blog Ideas

Back from Sabbatical

I'm back! I took a 10-year unpaid sabbatical from this blog. Ok, running this blog is an unpaid gig, so I from that aspect I lost out on nothing except possibly my sanity from not having this outlet to regale readers with the absurdity of my on the job chaos. Also, I can't tell if … Continue reading Back from Sabbatical

E-mail or E-fail?

Happy almost summer!  Bet you thought I'd all but abandoned blogging, huh? I just find it hard to blog from January through April because the weather is mild where I live and it is extremely tempting to spend all of one's time outside doing non computer related things. But soon it will literally be as … Continue reading E-mail or E-fail?